Is there extravagance and ostentation in charity?
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The questioner : How can there be extravagance in giving charity?
The Shaykh : Yes. What do you say? Is it possible for it to occur? The charity—the questioner asks—can there be extravagance and ostentation in it?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Ostentation is possible if one gives a lot of charity to be seen, and likewise, extravagance may occur if one gives a lot of charity and thereby reduces what is obligatory for him to spend on his family. If this interpretation is correct, then it is clear. If it is not correct, it is said: His statement:Sunan an-Nasa'i 2559Da'if (Darussalam) this refers to what is other than charity.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes. What do you say? Is it possible for it to occur? The charity—the questioner asks—can there be extravagance and ostentation in it?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Ostentation is possible if one gives a lot of charity to be seen, and likewise, extravagance may occur if one gives a lot of charity and thereby reduces what is obligatory for him to spend on his family. If this interpretation is correct, then it is clear. If it is not correct, it is said: His statement:
without being extravagant, and without showing off.
في غير إسراف ولا مخيلةThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.